Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limpsfield Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Sanderstead , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limpsfield Road (CR2 9DE) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Sanderstead average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limpsfield Road (CR2 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Limpsfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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